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Listen to Karla’s story:

Karla’s Story: A Summary Moved across the country for work Trained by traffickers for employment Forced to change non-commissionable reservations into commissioned reservations Worked extra shifts and did not socialise with colleagues Caught by hotel and reported to police Remanded in custody as no fixed address and no means of support Taken to court

What is Human Trafficking (THB)? “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation”. Movement Coercion Deception Abuse Control Exploitation Art 2, Directive 2011/36/EU; Art. 4, Council of Europe Convention on Action against Human Trafficking 2005; Art. 3 UN 2000, page 42.

What type of THB? Forced prostitution Forced /bonded labour Forced criminality Domestic servitude Forced organ removal Exploitation of children (begging, sex trade & warfare)

The Victim’s Journey

Spotting Signals What are the signals that might have been spotted in Karla’s case?

Potential Signals Arrives at work alone Always dropped off and picked up at the same location (around the corner from the hotel) Isolated and unwilling to socialise with colleagues Volunteers to work during social functions Works as much overtime as possible

Erecting Barriers What procedures could have been implemented to act as barriers to this type of THB?

Potential Barriers Check references when recruiting Check address of new recruits Check bank details of new recruits Have colleague ‘buddy’ system for new recruits to ensure some interaction